Just a few years ago, no one would have given the concept of crowdfunding a second thought. After all, why would random people you have never met be interested in investing in a project or company you are involved in. Low and behold, crowdfunding has evolved from being a niche market to a powerful tool in terms of raising funds. So much so, that even Belgian bank, ING, wants to get involved in the process.

Bitcoin is slowly making headway in all kinds of places on this planet and it looks like digital currency is finally gaining a foothold in Japan. Up until now, the only reason Bitcoin has ever been connected to Japan was due to the Mt.Gox exchange, a story most people would rather forget as soon as possible. However, bitFlyer might be the next Bitcoin success story in Japan.

Bitcoin Exchange & Crowdfunding Platform bitFlyer

The Japanese bitFlyer platform provides an interesting combination of various Bitcoin services, neatly packaged into one platform. Not only are buyers and sellers of Bitcoin able to use the platform for trading and exchanging purposes, but bitFlyer also offers its very own crowdfunding platform. Read more...

Bitcoin is garnering a lot of interest from all kinds of investors across all major continents. But Bitcoin crowdfunding has never been much of a success, with many platforms trying their hand at it, yet none gaining any traction. BnkToTheFuture, a crypto-equity platform, managed to raise quite some capital with recent projects.

Banks Coming Around to Blockchain Technology

One of the more interesting changes in the financial sector recently has been how banks and other financial institutions are finally warming up to the idea of Bitcoin. Or to be more precise, several major players in the financial world have given the underlying technology that powers the Bitcoin network their “stamp of approval”. Read more...

Bitcoin and movies or documentaries seem to go well together; In fact, there are a few Bitcoin documentaries in existence, of which the most famous one is “The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin”. But not all movies have to be about the currency itself, we can also use Bitcoin to crowdfund a movie project. Kalifilm Productions had exactly the same idea, as they launched a bitcoin crowdfunding campaign for upcoming horror movie “The Stag Night”.

Bitcoin and crowdfunding seems like a great match, yet it is harder than you think to find the right platform for your campaign. Most services charge rather high fees,a s you can read more about in an article that will appear this Saturday. However, a new desktop application called Lighthouse might change the Bitcoin crowdfunding scene for good.

Lighthouse – Decentralized Bitcoin Crowdfunding

When I first heard about Lighthouse being an application, I automatically assumed this to be a new app for mobile devices.After an unsuccessful search through the Google Play Store, and a friend not having any luck finding it in the Apple App Store, I decided to check out their website. To my surprise, Lighthouse is a desktop application available to Windows, Macintosh and Linux users. Read more...